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I always fancied giving one of these a try.

Purists wont like it but the frame was free and the bits came from an already amassed pile of bits.

[b]As the frame arrived:[/b]

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[b]Now:[/b]

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Posted : 16/07/2013 10:23 am
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*ignores the rockery in favour of going 😯 at the saddle angle*


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 10:24 am
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Posted : 16/07/2013 10:25 am
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Nice, I still miss my '93 Zaskar LE was my most abused bike but still kept going.


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 10:26 am
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Think I may have put Avid Arches on mine at some point too! They really were not anything special form memory load heavier but no better at braking.


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 10:27 am
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Ah yes must address the saddle angle 😯 prior to maiden voyage.

Herb bed shots just for you wwaswas 😉


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 10:28 am
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[i]Herb bed [/i]

Gentrification of the 'random pile of rocks with some soil in it'.

It's gone a bit upmarket since I first saw it 😉


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 10:30 am
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Not normally a fan of GT bikes but that looks really great, a nice clean build, I got a soft spot for a polished frame. Did you repaint the Bombers?


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 11:06 am
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Thanks for the comments.

Bombers are original paint.

Z4 Lowers with Z2 internals 8)


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 11:52 am
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Needs a race face crankset, but apart from that....[sigh]


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 11:56 am
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I do like that
irc tyres really suit it.
looks fast, fast fast (in the dry and dust).
Love the bomber upgrade 🙂


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 11:59 am
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And to think we all ran stems that long once...

How did we go down hills?


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 12:10 pm
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POSTED 2 [s]HOURS[/s] DECADES AGO # REPORT-POST

FIFY


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 12:32 pm
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sorry, forgot to say, that is very very nice.

Makes me think of..

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Posted : 16/07/2013 12:35 pm
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I really like that (asides from saddle and stem angle) - IRC Mythos XCs were great tyres IMO, shame they stopped making them..


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 12:39 pm
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Thank you for all the comments guys.

I would be lying if I said I hadn't at one point had a Hans Rey poster up on the wall 😆

135mm stem isn't long .....

This is long:

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A mere 150mm 😯

Now all I need is some good weather to get out on her ..... no wait ....


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 2:26 pm
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Very nice bike indeed,i love it . Have fun i ride my retro '97 Beast of the east now and again and it rides fantastic doesn't slow down too good but still cracking - enjoy the sun .


 
Posted : 16/07/2013 3:52 pm

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